Cost of living comparison

 Maseru, Lesotho
compared to
 Libreville, Gabon
Libreville vs. Maseru Cost of Living Summary

Libreville is 2.4 times more expensive than Maseru.

Restaurants
pay 55.3% more in Libreville
Groceries
pay 60.9% more in Libreville
Transportation
pay 25.8% more in Libreville
Housing
pay 5.2 times more in Libreville
Childcare
pay 4.4 times more in Libreville
Entertainment and Sports
pay 73.8% more in Libreville
Clothing
pay 8.4% more in Libreville

The cost of housing, childcare, entertainment and sports, groceries, restaurants, and transportation in Libreville are more expensive than in Maseru. Notably, housing and childcare are significantly more expensive in Libreville.

Libreville vs. Maseru Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Libreville instead of Maseru, you would:

pay 55.3% more for restaurants

 
Maseru
Libreville
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant ?? $16.34
FCFA10,394
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$11.58
LSL217.01
$12.25
FCFA7,795
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.03
LSL19.28
$1.23
FCFA780

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pay 60.9% more for groceries

 
Maseru
Libreville
Bread
1 loaf
$0.82
LSL15.38
$1.42
FCFA901
Local cheese (8 oz) $2.67
LSL50.01
$3.40
FCFA2,165
Milk (1 gallon) $3.65
LSL68.37
$9.78
FCFA6,221

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pay 25.8% more for transportation

 
Maseru
Libreville
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.64
LSL86.86
$3.89
FCFA2,474
Monthly public transit pass $28.40
LSL532.13
$44.93
FCFA28,583
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $19,879.98
LSL372,491.53
$27,776.16
FCFA17,669,562

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pay 5.2 times more for housing

 
Maseru
Libreville
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$22.72
LSL425.70
$68.08
FCFA43,308
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $143.89
LSL2,696.13
$844.18
FCFA537,016
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $72.89
LSL1,365.80
$490.17
FCFA311,816

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pay 4.4 times more for childcare

 
Maseru
Libreville
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $29.35
LSL549.87
$118.46
FCFA75,355
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $1,117.07
LSL20,930.48
$5,310.15
FCFA3,378,005

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pay 73.8% more for entertainment and sports

 
Maseru
Libreville
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.85
LSL34.74
$0.98
FCFA624
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.29
LSL24.21
$4.25
FCFA2,702
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$4.83
LSL90.46
$2.45
FCFA1,559

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pay 8.4% more for clothing

 
Maseru
Libreville
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$42.60
LSL798.20
$65.36
FCFA41,575
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$39.76
LSL744.98
$73.53
FCFA46,772
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$100.35
LSL1,880.20
$44.93
FCFA28,583

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2025
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